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Leading North East tech figure joins hedgehog lab board

App developer hedgehog lab has appointed a leading figure in North East tech as a non-executive director.

Bob Paton CBE, who retired as MD of Accenture’s Newcastle Delivery Centre in July, will work primarily as advisor to the board and senior management team, focusing on scaling the business while boosting skills and development training.

The move comes as the Newcastle-headquartered consultancy prepares to report 160% year-on-year revenue growth for 2016.

The company, which recently secured its first seven-figure contract, has seen headcount grow from 30 to 87 in 10 months.

“We’ve grown from being a micro-business into a fully-fledged SME,” said CEO, Sarat Pediredla.